Geoff Dyer Quotes

The essence of my character is an inability to get used to things. This, in fact, is the one thing I have grown accustomed to: an inability to get used to things.

Geoff Dyer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: June 5, 1958

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Don't block your blessings. Don't let doubt stop you from getting where you want to be.

Jennifer Hudson

BlessingsDoubtYouStopWantWhere

I respect Conor McGregor's style.

Anderson Silva

RespectStyle

Sitcoms are designed for normal people who just want to turn on their TV and get a laugh. It's not high-brow, you don't have to work so hard, and it's meant to be a relatable genre. That's why I love it so much - my fans are from 8 years old to 80 years old, because everybody can relate to what's funny.

Megyn Price

WorkFunnyLovePeopleLaughYou

There is something that is much more scarce, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability.

Robert Half

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When I was about nine, I went to school with a toothbrush in my mouth. I saw Method Man do it in a video.

Michael Che

ManSchoolMouthSawVideoNine

I'm happy to be busy. I'm happy to have a wonderful family.

John Williams

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In my mind, there's not a great difference between what people call fiction and non-fiction. So in that sense, I'm like an early-18th-century person. I actually believe there's one way of writing.

John Ralston Saul

GreatPeopleMindWritingBelieve

The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.

Sun Tzu

OpportunityHandsEnemyDefeatOwn

I don't watch movie trailers. I just go to the movie, and I don't know anything about it, because that's the only way I appreciate the movie fully.

Skylar Grey

AppreciateGoKnowWayAnything

And, believe me; they will do everything to cover this up.

Sibel Edmonds

MeBelieveWillEverythingUpCover

I don't know how well I work in traditions. I don't know if it's just the way I listened to music growing up and never having my foot in one particular world, and just wanting to do my own thing.

Julia Holter

WorkMusicGrowing UpWorldKnow

I've worked with some incredibly difficult directors but my understanding is that a lot of the best people are driven from a place of being extremely challenging and dark within their way.

Josh Lucas

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